Lossless audio
FLAC
Compresses audio without discarding information. Useful for preserving music and masters while using less space than WAV.
Best for
Archiving, collections and lossless quality
Compression
Lossless
Compatibility
High
Advantages
Preserves audio information
Smaller than WAV
Metadata support
Trade-offs
Larger than MP3/OPUS
Cannot restore previously lost quality